revan7 :
USAFRet :
If there is no issue with the operation of the current OS, then no "reset" is needed.
A simple clone operation from HDD to SSD should work just fine.
1. On your current drive, how much total space is consumed? Including all your 'data'.
2. If more than 400GB, do you have another drive, or borrow one, that you can move some stuff to temporarily?
800GB Consumed, out of 1TB, if I uninstall everything I should bring it down to about 500GB. And I could move around 100GB to another drive, to make it reach 400GB. But if not is it an issue ?
Preferable that you move 'other stuff', rather than uninstall applications.
But if you can get the
actual used space to 400GB or less, clone it. However you get there...
Exactly like this:
Specific steps for a successful clone operation:
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Verify the actual used space on the current drive is significantly below the size of the new SSD
Download and install
Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration, if a Samsung SSD)
Power off
Disconnect ALL drives except the current C and the new SSD
Power up
Run the Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration)
Select ALL the partitions on the existing C drive
Click the 'Clone' button
Wait until it is done
When it finishes, power off
Disconnect ALL drives except for the new SSD
Swap the SATA cables around so that the new drive is connected to the same SATA port as the old drive
Power up, and verify the BIOS boot order
If good, continue the power up
It should boot from the new drive, just like the old drive.
Maybe reboot a time or two, just to make sure.
If it works, and it should, all is good.
Later, reconnect the old drive and wipe as necessary.
Delete the original boot partitions, here:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/4f1b84ac-b193-40e3-943a-f45d52e23685/cant-delete-extra-healthy-recovery-partitions-and-healthy-efi-system-partition?forum=w8itproinstall
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